USA has an excellent research facility which is evident from large number of Nobel laureates. Research is funded by government and private firms.
A lot of research is carried out in universities by department heads and professors. This way there will be direct flow of knowledge from professors to students and students will get a chance to work on live projects.
TA/RA/GA are three kinds of assistantships. This is given based on student’s credentials and his academic background and his/her interest’s levels are also considered. These assistantship programs, apart from having an advantage of earning money/fee waiver have another advantage: improved communication with the professors, which will help a student in skill development by interacting with best of the minds in their streams.
Optional Practical Training – OPT is an employment option for graduate students, it gives an opportunity for students to do on field work. Duration of OPT can range from 11 to 29 months depending upon the course.
An option for students to work as intern or any other type of working plan for graduate students with a employer.
US education system has a flexibility of transfer the credits which you have earned in previous college, so that you need to study those courses again and saves time.
Find the program that meets your profile and requirement with the help of available information about the University.